Why did car-makers pause production while the PC supply chain coped with a surge? Because Apple and Samsung pay for priority access to product

Cars are becoming computers on wheels, but car-makers aren't tuned into the silicon innovation cycle

Feature  In February 2021, giant automakers Nissan and Honda warned shareholder that revenue was set to fall. The cause of the imminent fall was not economic decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic but a boom in demand for semiconductors that left them unable to secure the components they needed to make their products.…

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